Public: Marinette Dupain-Cheng comes from Paris where her parents own a bakery. She graduated school early and went on to attend the #1 fashion school world wide, Central Saint Martins, at just around 17. While there she worked with well known and major designers before graduating at the top of her class and moving on to start her own brand and line.

Secret:
Marinette has the ability to transform, using her Miraculous earrings, into the heroine known as Ladybug. She is known, along with her partner, throughout all of France but most especially in Paris.

Marinette Dupaid-Cheng was born and raised in Paris, France to two bakers who owned their own shop. Until she was 15, she led a pretty normal life. Her passion, it was discovered, laid in creating. Specifically, fashion design and sewing though she was very good at graphic design as well.

While always somewhat she, quiet and clumsy, Marinette had a few friends she could count on and enjoyed being with. Did well in her studies. And enjoyed working in her parents shop. And, really, that was her life and she liked it! Then, one day, it all changed. The day she found a pair of earrings in her room that she had never seen before. And the bug looking creature that was bound to them. Almost immediately upon finding them, she got a crash course in being a masked hero thanks to a villain that had appeared in Paris known as Hawkmoth.

Over the next year and a half she would become known as Ladybug and with her partner, Chat Noir, they would keep Paris as safe as possible. She accepted the role reluctantly and never quite mastered the balance of masked life and civilian life. Then came the day when her partner, in an effort to lure Hawkmoth away, left Paris and instructed Ladybug to find out who he was. What she discovered left her heartbroken and in an effort to protect one of her dearest friends from the truth, Marinette quit transforming. She focused on her studies, graduated at 16 and went on the attend the best college on there world for fashion. For the next five years, she threw herself into her studies, worked with some of the best and highest profile names in the industry, graduated top of her class and went on to start her own brand and line, having already made a name for herself worldwide.

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'The Palace' is the home that Adrien bought for Marinette for Christmas.

Ladybug SuitOver the years, the Ladybug costume has undergone several looks. The current one is a red and black spandex like suit done up to resemble a ladybug. Regardless of the physical look of the armored suit, the transformation grants Durability and Toughness equivalent to high-end body armor granting her protection from all small arms fire (though the impact will still sting and have knock back effects even if bruising and broken bones are prevented from these impacts) and stabs and slashes from items just above normal human strength. The armor provided impact projection up to 3 tons of PSI force. In addition to protection, the Ladybug form gains enhanced strength, allowing the transformed wielder to lift and move objects up to almost half a ton.

PerceptionWhether it be through enhanced perception or causality manipulation (most likely the latter though), when Marinette is transformed, and especially when she uses the Lucky Charm, she connects the dots of her actions, the actions of others, how best to use the items around her, her lucky charm, et cetera all to achieve the best possible outcome.

Miraculous LadybugWhen Marinette throws her Lucky Charm object into the air, it explodes into the Wheel of Life design before the energy disperses and sweeps through the area, restoring any damage done while Ladybug was transformed, including returning to life those that were killed.

Lucky CharmAfter throwing her Yoyo into the air, an unknown object will appear. In one way or another, this object is tied to what Ladybug will need to do in order to help rectify the situation at hand but it’s up to her to figure out how to put it all together and make it work.

DrawingMarinette is an exceptional artist in many traditional mediums and while she prefers pencil work (and can’t use oil paints at all), she’s quite capable and very good with everything from watercolors to pastels and even crayons.

Graphic DesignMari has a amazingly natural eye for putting together the best images in a way that is phenomenal and tends to appeal to and entice people while stick getting the point across. She could likely turn this into a profession if she chose to, with ease, but it’s just a hobby for her really.

TechnologyMari is very very good with technology. She enjoys keeping up with it but is very selective about how. She leans primarily towards computers (focused in artistic and graphic programs) and video games. You’ll find other bits of it about her home and on her person though.

Dancing
Something Marinette has recently started doing is dancing. She’s developed an absolute love for it. All kinds of it. From Salsa, to ballroom and to freestyle and her natural agility and flexibility make it amazingly easy for her to pick up on and perfect the moves needed.//

LanguagesMari knows English, French and Chinese fluently and is in the process of learning Italian, Spanish and Japanese.

Physical AbilitiesIt didn’t show much when she was young but Marinette is exceptionally agile, lithe and flexible with a very high level of stamina and endurance that allow her to move very quickly, enhances her reflexes and get into (and outs of) places others most likely can’t or would be hard pressed to do so. These are enhanced a supernatural level when she wears her suit.

StealthIt’s not intentional by an means but Mari is very good at sneaking around. She is, by nature, a very graceful and quiet woman. More often than not, this results in people not even realizing she’s there even when she isn’t trying to sneak around.

Fiber ArtAlmost as good at knitting as she is sewing, Mari finds this a very nice way to unwind. Quite often, she’ll works knitting into at least two designs per show, though not always. She’s also in the process of learning to crotchet but finds the hooks somewhat annoying so it’s a slower process than normal even if she is enamored of what can be made with it.

CookingMarinette grew up in a house of two chefs and while they focused in baking and desserts, owning a business in the former, they were both more than capable. Mari, of course, grew up helping in the shop and with her curious nature, drank up all her parents taught her. She can cook with even the best chefs but has shown no interest in turning it into a career or going to culinary school to make it all official.

SewingMarinette is a master seamstress. There’s very little if any work that can be done with a needle that she isn’t capable of and enjoy thoroughly. Most of her prototype designs are sewn by her own hand. She also does a multitude of types of needlework, embroidery, cross-stitching, et cetera. She owns the most high tech sewing machines but prefers to worth with the materials and threads by hand. She’s even learning to use a loom!

EternityEternity is the multinational multi-million dollar fashion company that is Marinette’s personal line and brand. She started on it almost immediately after getting out of school and has worked hard to make it rise through the ranks to become as well known as names such as Prada, Dior, Agreste, Versace, Armani, et cetera. And she’s succeeded too! It now holds a place among the best and brightest in the fashion industry. Not producing just clothes, Eternity also produces jewelry, shoes, accessories and has lately started branching out into authentic costumes and makeup. It’s Marinette’s source of income as well, which could have her living very comfortably if chose.

TikkiThe Kwami of the Ladybug Miraculous.

Name: TikkiSpecies: Godling SpiritAge: 5000ishSize: About six inches high, give or take.Body: Red with black spots and two antennae.Eyes: Blue.BG: Tikki is the spirit that embodies Creation and Good Luck. She is linked to the Ladybug Miraculous and fuels all of its abilities. She must eat, drink, and sleep to power the Miraculous properly. Because of her age, Tikki knows most of Earth's languages, even the dead ones. As a spirit, she knows several extradimensional languages as well, such as demonic and celestial. She also has the ability of flight, levitation, phasing, strength far beyond her own weight and an awareness of what’s happening even as she powers her Chosen’s transformation.

Miraculous EarringsEarrings that are who knows how old precisely (well over 5000 years, at least!) emanate a magic unique to them. They are ancient and priceless artifacts that house the source of the Ladybug Miraculous power when Ladybug is transformed or the Miraculous is between wielders. Should these be taken, Mari wouldn’t be able to transform into Ladybug anymore.

YoyoWhen transformed, ladybug has a Yoyo and can use it as a cellphone to store contact information, make phone calls, send text messges, GPS track stored contats, and surf the internet. The connection is secure and can not be hacked. Only a magical device can intitiate contact to the staff, but when Ladybug calls out, the number will show as Restricted or Private to the receiptant's caller ID. The YoYo is indestructable, and is immune to Cataclysm. It seems to have an almost infinite length of rope to it. Despite not looking like it, the rope itself seems indestructible as well. This is also what Ladybug uses to capture and cleanse Akuma butterflies, purifying them so that they become harmless.

Artistic EyeMarinette has an exceptional eye for colors, style, lines, cuts, graphics, details, et cetera. It’s second nature for her to pick up on these things. It’s part of what makes her such an amazing artist and designer.

ReincarnationSoul bonded to the magic and spirit of the Ladybug, Marinette has been reincarnated multiple times. She is an old soul.

Kind HeartedMari is a very warm, loving, sweet woman by nature and is always willing to help others even if she doesn't particularly care for them. This is, in part, what earned her the honor of becoming Ladybug as well. Sometimes it can turn around and bite her but more often than not and as such, she's learned to temper this some but she's still a very kind hearted woman who tends to go out of her way for others.

TimerAfter using her Lucky Charm power, Marinette has exactly five minutes before she detransforms. It doesn’t matter where she is or who she’s in front of, once that time is up, she loses the power suit and mask. This timer is indicated by a faint tinkling sound happening at the end of every minute and her Ladybug earrings losing one of their five spots until they’re all gone and she reverts back.

Dual LifeKeeping a dual life going is not easy. It destroys any hopes of a social life, wrecks havoc on a school schedule and more often than not, turns you into a sleep deprived liar. All of this applies to Marinette and while she can handle it for the most part, it’s a very precarious balance and it would be easy to tip everything in a direction that would have her world falling apart. It also tends to eat away at her conscience a lot of the times.

FameMarinette is well known, by face and name, to anyone who knows anything about fashion. She’s been featured in several magazines and has done more than one interview. While this gives her a great deal of weight in the fashion industry, having your face be so recognizable can also make you, and your business, a huge target at times for all kinds of less than upstanding concepts.

During a chance meeting at the gym, Marinette gets a lesson about fencing (and life) from Sophie before tensions run high when Adrien joins them and Mari loses her temper as an impromptu sparring match takes place.